A Ghanaian man’s help to disguised ‘beggar’ in Canada unlocks a $50,000 reward, job

Stories like these, even for the journalists who write them, can be so emotional and heartwarming at the same time.

And that is exactly what Richard, a Ghanaian living in Canada with his wife’s story exemplifies.

It all started when one of the famous faces on social media who engages in social experiments, approached him, pretending to be hungry and asking if he had anything he could help him with to eat.

Without a moment of thought, Richard pulled out his bag and handed over a pack of cookies to Zachery, the social experimenter.

“Cookies?

Is that ok for you?” Richard said as he handed over the pack to him.

“No, that’s yours, though?

Zachery responded, but Richard insisted, “No, it’s fine.”

Richard then went ahead to pull out his wallet and hand over his last Canadian $20 to him.

And then again, as is seen in the video shared on social media, the Ghanaian went away to get the pretending-to-be-needy Zachery a sandwich and a beverage.

“You don’t even know me though?” Zachery said.

“You don’t have to know someone before you do the person good,” Richard added.

The following is a question-and-answer moment between the two, starting with Zachery.

“What’s your dream?”

“I want to be able to take care of my family?”

“Where’s home?”

“I’m from Ghana.

He has one of his legs amputated”

“How much does it cost to fly back home?”

“$3000.

Getting a job here is not easy.”

After this moment, Zachery tried to hand over the $20 to Richard, as he prepared to tell him the real truth: the truth the he was not a needy person, but the Ghanaian man refused.

“I did it from my heart.

You just have to do it?” Richard said.

“Are you here by yourself?”

“I came with my wife.